Hey Hubberville,
Well, I have managed to pass 10,000 views before I went to bed last night. It was registered by HubPages till this morning.
I'm glad to see this mark reached. I wasn't planning on having reached this plateau, until my 6 month mark.
So, I guess I'm well ahead of my own projections for my first year.
Not to mention, I just passed 300 Fans/Followers.
I've earned about $10.00 from adsense, with over 12,000 page impressions. Whether or not that's good, could be debated, but I'm not here to debate things.
I'm just extremely happy about the results.
Thank you all for your compassion, supportive help and encouragement. I'm humbled before and much appreciative. 
Cagsil